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Descendants of O'Brien

15. Annis Jane Carter

Annis Jones
Visitation: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM Powers Funeral Home and Crematory Afton, IA Visitation: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Family will receive friends at Powers Funeral Home in Afton Service: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:00 AM Church of Christ Murray, IA VIEW/SEND CONDOLENCES

Annis J. Jones, 104, of Winterset, formerly of Murray area died Monday, December 15, 2008 at the Winterset Care Center South. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 at the Church of Christ in Murray. Open visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday with family receiving friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Pastor Brian McCracken will officiate the service. Burial will be at the Murray Cemetery in Murray. Memorials can be made to Church of Christ in Murray. Online condolences can be made under the obituary category at www.powersfh.com. Annis Jane Jones, daughter of James Hamilton Carter and Edna Grace (Camp) Carter, was born September 4, 1904 in the Troy Twp., Clarke Co., Iowa. Annis was a country school teacher in Clarke and Madison Counties from 1922 to 1931. On Nov. 14, 1932 she was united in marriage to Hazel Wayne Jones in Bethany, Missouri. Annis was a housewife and a librarian in Murray from 1949 to 1975. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge #138 from 1938 to 1986, where she held all offices and was a retired past noble grand and assistant. She was also a member of the Murray Church of Christ, Ladies Council Circle, President of Library Board from 1975 to 1986, Sunday School Teacher from 1920 to 1922, Madison Chapel 1917 to 1938, Leader of 4H Club, Cub Scout Den Mother, Brownies, Girl Scouts and American Legion Junior Auxiliary for 21 years. Survivors include her son, Frank (wife Debbie) Carter of Winterset; eleven grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and many other family and friends. Annis was preceded in death by her parents; husband Hazel, one daughter, Shirley Ballinger, four brothers and two sisters.

43. Marilyn Jane Camp

Marilyn Jane Camp

Funeral services for Marilyn Jane Camp, 77, who died February 24, 2008 at the Knoxville Hospital, will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 28, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Union Chapel Cemetery, rural Madison County, Iowa.
Marilyn Jane Camp was born in Clarke County, Iowa and graduated in 1948 from the Patterson High School and then also from Simpson College. She started teaching in rural Madison County in 1949 and retired in 1989 from the Muscatine Public Schools. Following retirement, she moved to Indianola. She enjoyed spending time with her brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces. She loved reading and poetry and was an excellent cook.
She is survived by her brothers, Marion (Becky) Camp of Olympia, WA, Robert Camp of St. Charles and Glenn (Diana) Camp of Antioch, IL; and sisters, Helen Armstrong and Evelyn Camp both of Indianola.
Visitation will be held 5 - 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 28, at Overton Funeral Home where the family will be present to greet friends from 6 - 8 p.m. Memorials may be given to Hospice of Central Iowa, Knoxville Office.

Madge Edith Travis

See P. 57 and 58, East Peru History book. She helped make the mattresses in Peru in the 40's. Also, the home M.B. built south of Peru described in the account of the store was the home where she was born.
MRS. MARVIN J. CAMP of St. Charles Dies
Mrs. Marvin J. Camp of St. Charles died at her home there last Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1958, after several months of failing health. She was 50 years of age.
Mrs. Camp was a life-long resident of Madison county. She was the former Madge Edith Travis, daughter of M. B. and Nellie Travis, and was born near Peru on March 30, 1907. She was married at Indianola on Oct. 2, 1929, to Marvin J. Camp. They were parents of nine children, one daughter dying in infancy.
She had united with the Peru Methodist church early in life.
She leaves her husband; eight children, Mrs. Nadine York of Decorah, Mrs. Nellie Mitchell of St. Charles, Marvin Camp, Jr., of the U. S. Naval base at Norfolk, Va., and Sharon, Reva, David, James and Jack Camp, all at home. She also leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Travis of Winterset, three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Simmons of Selah, Wash., and Mrs. Wilma Carter of Winterset; and three brothers, Joe Travis of Golden Colo., Earl Travis of Shellsburg, and Wendell Travis of Cedar Rapids, and her grandfather, Henry Hoover of St. Charles.
Note: Burial in Union Cemetery, Clarke County where Marvin Camp is buried

52. James Dale Camp

St. Sgt. James D. Camp, 21, of Winterset was reported killed in action in Vietnam on Tuesday, Feb. 4, according to word received here by his family.
Sergeant Camp died of wounds received while defending his camp against a night attack by the enemy. He had been in Vietnam since last Oct. 28.
Sergeant Camp is the firth Madison county fatality of the Vietnamese war.
He was a son of Marvin J. and the late Edith Camp of Winterset. His mother died a number of years ago. He graduated from Winterset High School with the class of 1965, and attended the state University of Iowa in Iowa City before entering the U.S. Army in November 1967.
In additon to his father, he is survived by four sister, Reva Camp, Mrs. Sharon Sheumaker of Des Moines, Mrs. Nellie Mitchell of Loveland, Colo., and Mrs. Nadine York of North Liberty; and three brothers, Marvin (Jerry) Camp of Cedar Rapids, David Camp of Iowa City and Jack Camp of Winterset.
He was engaged to marry Patricia Stephenson of Peru.
The body of the young soldier is expected to arrive here this Wednesday night. Funeral services will be held this Friday at 1 p.m. from the First United Methodist church of Winterset. Burial will be made in Union cemetery in Clarke county.